Morrisville, NC — Juki has added the newly developed Sony EMCS AOI and SPI systems to its product portfolio. The machines incorporate Sony's newly patented vision solutions, which have been developed over the past few years. All requirements that have to be fulfilled with a cutting-edge AOI, AOI coating and SPI are met in just one system.

The PV-1 AOI provides very short inspection times with high test accuracy, combined in the unit's "Clear Vision Capturing System". The extra UV illumination makes it possible to provide reliable detection of surface defects in the PCB lacquer coat.

Other important features are: ease of handling with touch screen; easy programming, even for beginners using prefabricated templates from the software library that convert important standard component attributes for quality inspection can be speedily converted into a program. The high-speed CMOS camera, a double linear guide as well as powerful picture analysis, provide inspection times of 140ms per picture. Coaxial illumination enables direct vertical lighting of the components, providing optimal illumination of components, which would otherwise appear to be dark.